Kataleya
Kataleya is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, English.
- Spanish
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kataleya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kataleya is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- English
The Story of Kataleya
Kataleya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2011, with 10 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2024: 600 births, good for #511 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 64% of all recorded Kataleyas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #515 among baby girl names with 593 births, rising sharply (+61% over the past five years). In total, more than 5K Kataleyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Kataleya
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About the name Kataleya
Kataleya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2011 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Kataleya's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #511. Use the chart and map above to compare Kataleya's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.